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Cholatse

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Location
  
Khumbu, Nepal

Easiest route
  
glacier/snow/ice climb

First ascent
  
1982

Mountain range
  
Himalayas

Parent range
  
Khumbu Himal

Elevation
  
6,440 m

Prominence
  
750 m

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First ascenders
  
Bill O’Connor, John Roskelley, Vern Clevenger, Galen Rowell

Similar
  
Taboche, Lobuche, Ama Dablam, Gokyo Ri, Thamserku

Cholatse (also known as Jobo Lhaptshan) is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalaya. Cholatse is connected to Taboche (6,501m) by a long ridge. The Chola glacier descends off the east face. The north and east faces of Cholatse can be seen from Dughla, on the trail to Mount Everest base camp.

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Map of Cholatse, Khumjung 56000, Nepal

There is a lake just below this pass to the east, and in Tibetan 'cho' is lake, 'la' is pass, and 'tse' is peak so Cholatse means literally "lake pass peak". Cholatse was first climbed via the southwest ridge on April 22, 1982 by Vern Clevenger, Galen Rowell, John Roskelley and Bill O'Connor. The north face was successfully scaled in 1984.

Notable ascentsEdit

  • 2005 North Face - first solo ascent by Ueli Steck, April 15, 2005.
  • 2005 Southwest Ridge - summit attained by Kevin Thaw, Conrad Anker, Kris Erickson, John Griber and Abby Watkins on May 12, 2005.

    • References

    Cholatse Wikipedia
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